2020天津公安消防考军校军考英语:convenience可数吗?
一、当 convenience 表示抽象意义的“方便”“合宜”时,它是不可数名词。如:
What sells CDs to most people is convenience. 多数人买CD是图个方便。
The hotelcombines comfort with convenience. 这家旅店既舒适又方便。
二、当 convenience 表示以下具体意思时,它则是可数名词:
(1) 表示具体的“便利设施”“方便用具”等,则可数。如:
They wouldn't like to live without modern conveniences such as microwaves. 他们不愿过那种没有微波炉之类现代化便利设施的生活。
用于惯用表达 as a convenience (to sb),意思是“为方便(某人)”,与 for (sb's) convenience 大致同义。又如:
we group them intospecies merely as a convenience. 我们将其分类只是为了方便。
Thesupermarket offers a bag-packing service, as a convenience to customers. 为方便顾客,这家超市提供袋装服务。
(2) 表示“方便的事”,也是可数名词。如:
It's a great convenience living next door toa post office. 住在邮局隔壁极为方便。
(3) 表示“(公共)厕所”,是可数名词。如:
There is a public convenience on the cornerof the street. 在街道的拐角处有公共厕所
What sells CDs to most people is convenience. 多数人买CD是图个方便。
The hotelcombines comfort with convenience. 这家旅店既舒适又方便。
二、当 convenience 表示以下具体意思时,它则是可数名词:
(1) 表示具体的“便利设施”“方便用具”等,则可数。如:
They wouldn't like to live without modern conveniences such as microwaves. 他们不愿过那种没有微波炉之类现代化便利设施的生活。
用于惯用表达 as a convenience (to sb),意思是“为方便(某人)”,与 for (sb's) convenience 大致同义。又如:
we group them intospecies merely as a convenience. 我们将其分类只是为了方便。
Thesupermarket offers a bag-packing service, as a convenience to customers. 为方便顾客,这家超市提供袋装服务。
(2) 表示“方便的事”,也是可数名词。如:
It's a great convenience living next door toa post office. 住在邮局隔壁极为方便。
(3) 表示“(公共)厕所”,是可数名词。如:
There is a public convenience on the cornerof the street. 在街道的拐角处有公共厕所
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